Yvonne Hayes Hinson

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Yvonne Hayes Hinson
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 20th district
Assumed office
November 3, 2020
Preceded byClovis Watson Jr.
Personal details
BornGainesville, Florida, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationUniversity of Florida

Yvonne Hayes Hinson is an American politician who currently serves as the representative for Florida House of Representatives District 20 as a member of the Democratic Party.[2][3]

Career[edit]

She was elected to the State House in 2020.

She endorsed Charlie Crist for the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election.[4]

On April 21, 2022, Hinson attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration to prevent a vote on Florida's congressional district maps.[5] Opponents of the tactic compared her actions to an insurrection.[6] The demonstration was ultimately unsuccessful.

Elections[edit]

2018 Florida's 3rd Congressional District Primary Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Hayes Hinson 31,655 59.5
Democratic Tom Wells 17,663 33.2
Democratic Dushyant Gosai 3,883 7.3
Total votes 53,201 100%
2018 Florida's 3rd Congressional District General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ted Yoho (Incumbent) 176,616 57.6
Democratic Yvonne Hayes Hinson 129,880 42.4
Total votes 306,496 100%
Florida House of Representatives District 20 Democratic Primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Hayes Hinson 16,208 60.2
Democratic Rodney Long 10,723 39.8
Total votes 26,931 100%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "State Rep Yvonne Hinson".
  2. ^ Landon Harrar (19 August 2020). "Yvonne Hayes Hinson wins District 20's House Representative seat by large margin". Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ Martinez, Aurora. "Who are the Florida House of Representatives District 20 candidates?". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ "Charlie Crist adds 4 lawmakers to his list of endorsers". Florida Politics. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. ^ Gaudiano, Kimberly Leonard, Nicole. "Florida House Republicans compare a Democratic protest against redistricting to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Florida approves DeSantis-backed congressional maps that dismantle Black lawmaker's seat". POLITICO. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  7. ^ "2018 Florida's 3rd Congressional District Primary Election". Ballotpedia.
  8. ^ "Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018". Ballotpedia.
  9. ^ "Florida 2018 District 20 Democratic Primary". Results Elections My Florida.

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